Artists interested in graphic novels and comic book illustration
will find all the guidance and inspiration they need to draw and paint
landscapes that evoke myths and legends, lost empires, futuristic
planets, dramatic dreamscapes, underwater worlds, and subterranean
cities.
Easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step
illustrations demonstrate techniques for rendering a wide range of
fantasy features, whether working in ink, watercolor, or computer
pixels.
Details covered in this heavily
illustrated volume include -- choice of materials, with advice on
getting the most from software programs . . . basics of perspective,
architectural geometry, color, mood, and seasonal variations . . .
landscape features, including skies, clouds, mountains, caves, deserts,
snow, and water reflections . . . imagined landscapes from ancient
cultures, future worlds, alien planets, undersea worlds, and surreal
dreamscapes . . . cityscapes, from medieval towns to the metropolis of
the future . . . famous fantasy worlds, from Atlantis to Middle Earth.
This
good-looking and instructive volume features a gallery of fantasy and
science fiction images among its more than 200 color illustrations.
By Rob Alexander, Martin McKenna (contributor)
128 pages